A young woman in custody at a large urban jail had continuing abdominal pain over a 14 hour period. She was…
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Nursing Practice
Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: What Makes Correctional Nursing a Specialty?
Correctional nursing is the delivery of evidence-based nursing to protect, promote, and optimize health and abilities; prevent illness and injury;…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Heat-Related Illness
Don’t miss the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke in your patients being seen in sick call or as…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Nurse Fatigue in Corrections
In a recent post, I mentioned that nurse fatigue leads to errors and affects patient safety, and I wanted to review…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Thyroid Disorders II
For some individuals, the healthcare they receive in the correctional environment is the first they have received in quite some…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Thyroid Disorders I
For some individuals, the healthcare they receive in the correctional environment is the first they have received in quite some…
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